Cellphone in man’s pocket blocks bullet during attempted robbery

One South Florida man is glad he was not scrolling through his cellphone on Tuesday.An iPhone in the man’s left pants pocket blocked a bullet during an attempted armed robbery at a Boynton Beach gas station on Tuesday, authorities said.Read more trending newsAccording to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office online booking records, Christopher Carlos Porta, 18, of Lake Worth Beach, was arrested in connection with the shooting and attempted robbery at a Marathon gas station. He was charged with attempted murder and attempted robbery with a firearm, the Boynton Beach Police Department said in a news release.An arrest affidavit obtained by the Sun Sentinel stated that the victim went inside the Marathon station at about 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday and saw the shooter standing in a corner.As the victim walked back to his Jeep Wrangler, the suspect allegedly pressed a firearm into his back and demanded the man’s belongings, WPEC reported. When the victim refused, witnesses said that Porta shot him i